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Where does “hosely” come from?

hosely (Middle English) comes from Middle English hos, from Old English hās, from Proto-Germanic haisaz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

hosely (Middle English): Hoarsely; in a harsh-sounding way; In a...

Definitions

  1. Hoarsely; in a harsh-sounding way; In a...

Ancestry of “hosely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhosHoarse; harsh-sounding; Unclear-sounding; hard to...
2Old Englishhās—
3Proto-Germanichaisazhoarse
4Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “hosely”

  • hoarsely
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